(en) Britain, AFEM2014 and up to date

AFEM2014 Organising for an anarcha-feminist conference in London on October 19th 2014 
http://afem2014.wordpress.com/ Here is a better idea of what will take place on the day, 
Sunday 19th October. We don?t have a finalised timetable yet, but we hope that it will 
follow soon. ---- The event lasts from 10.00am to 6.00pm. Feel free to come earlier/stay 
later if you?d like to help us set up and pack up. ---- OUR VISION ---- We want to explore 
ideas in-depth together and have time to work through concepts and reach generalised 
understandings and concrete plans. As such, we are putting meetings together within 
thematic Strands. The idea is that there will be some continuity within them and that they 
will reach some outcomes and positions from which we will move forward, with some tangible 
outcomes, such as statements or demands, development resources, working groups, plans for 
further events, development of our website or setting up something even better.

Of course we don?t expect everyone to agree on everything (beyond our Invitation Statement 
https://afem2014.wordpress.com and Safer Spaces policy). But as far as possible, we want 
to reach outcomes which will advance the anarcha-feminist struggle internationally, within 
and beyond the anarchist movement.

It has been suggested that there could be some kind of publication with these ideas and 
outcomes explored, or a website to serve a diverse and international anarcha-feminist 
movement more generally.

STRANDS AND MEETINGS

Strand meetings open to all attending the event;

Work and the Workplace (Incl. Workplace Organising; Sex Work).
Control of our Bodies (incl. Abortion, and in Spain and Ireland; Fat Activism).
Our Movement (incl. Love sex/ Hate Sexism; Sexual Violence in Anti-Authoritarian 
Movements; Accountability Processes).
Racism, Fascism, Anti-fascism (incl. Anti-Fascist Network, People of Colour feedback session).
Prisons (Empty Cages).
Anarcha-Feminism Internationally (incl. Latin American; Middle Eastern).
Gender and Sexuality (Can?t Fuck/Won?t Fuck; Gender Workshop).
Some spaces are currently reserved for people self-defining as part of a group which wants 
or needs to organise separately sometimes, even within anarcha-feminism;

People of Colour
Non-binary/trans
Disability/Health oppressed.
Sex Workers
People involved in those meetings do not need to feel answerable to the wider 
anarcha-feminist movement and can use them as they like. The organisers do not want to 
decide what will take place beyond expecting the Strands to accord with our Invitation and 
Safer Spaces policy. Participants should feel free to set what parameters, goals and 
demands they want, and we will support them as best we can. Ideally, people will let us 
know in advance that they would like to be part of something, and we?ll hook them up with 
other people. But we?ll be keeping the spaces reserved anyway.

Some meetings have a one-hour slot, and some have two. It?s up to the convenors and people 
attending to work out how they use the time, but we recommend breaks and changes in 
tempo/structure, to maximise participation and keep us all alert.

STRUCTURE

There will be a general meeting at the start of the day and the end of the day. At the 
10.00am one, as well as making house-keeping announcements, we will set out something of 
our perspective and hopes for the event and introduce our Safer Spaces policy, and discuss 
what this will mean in practice.

The strands will begin at 11.00pm and run until 5.00pm. Feel free to dip in and out as you 
please.

There will also be a lunch period for those who want to break out from the meetings 
structure completely.

At the closing meeting at 5.00 we would like strands to report back and, if possible, 
raise/announce ideas/plans for the short-term future.

PRACTICALITIES

We are still welcoming people to our Organising Group. If you have some time to spare 
before and on the day, please consider it. E-mail us if you are happy within the 
definition of who we are inviting, and we?ll let you know how to go about getting involved.

We are really sorry, but we can?t provide accommodation for anyone and it is certainly not 
possible to sleep at the venue itself. We simply don?t have the resources.

Sorry, no dogs except assistance dogs are allowed in the venue.

You may need to bring something to eat and drink because there is nowhere really close to 
buy stuff. We are working on this though, so watch this space.

We are looking forward to meeting you and working with you.

AFem2014 Organisers